G

Once I was seven years old

C
my momma told me
D
go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
Em G C
once I was seven years old

[Verse 1]
Em D G
It was a big big world
C
but we thought we were bigger

Pushing each other to the limits

D Em
we were learning quicker
D G
By eleven smoking herb
C
and drinking burning liquor
D
Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure

[Chorus 2]
Em D G
Once I was eleven years old
C
my daddy told me
D
go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely
Em D G C
Once I was eleven years old

[Verse 2]
Em D G
I always have that dream
C
like my Daddy before me

So I started wri ng songs

D Em
I started wri ng stories
D G
Something about that glory
C
just always seemed to bore me
Cause only those I really love
D
will ever really know me

[Chorus 3]
Em D G
Once I was twenty years old
C
my story got told
D
before the morning sun, when life was lonely
Em D G C
Once I was twenty years old

[Verse 3]
Em D G
I only see my goals
C
I don't believe in failure

Cause I know the smallest voices

D Em
they can make it major
D G C
I got my boys with me at least those in favor

and if we don´t meet before I leave

D
I hope I see you later

[Chorus 4]
Em D G
Once I was twenty years old
C
my story got told

I was wri ng about everything

D
I saw before me
Em D G C
Once I was twenty years old

[Chorus 5]
Em D G
Soon we´ll be 30 years old
C
our songs have been sold

we've traveled around the world

 D
and we´re s ll roaming
Em D G C
Soon we´ll be 30 years old

[Bridge]
Em G
I´m s ll learning about life
C
my woman brought children for me

so I can sing them all my songs

D
and I can tell them stories
Em
Most of my boys are with me
G C
some are s ll out seeking glory

And some I had to leave behind

G/B
my brother, I´m s ll sorry

[Chorus 6]
C D Em
Soon I´ll be sixty years old
D
my daddy got sixty-one
G/B
remember life and then your life

becomes a be er one
C
I made a man so happy
D Em
when I wrote a le er once
Bsus4 B
I hope my children come and visit

once or twice a month

[Chorus 7]
C D Em
Soon I´ll be sixty years old
D
will I think the world is cold
G/B
or will I have a lot of children who can warm me
C D Em C
Soon I´ll be sixty years old

[Chorus 7]
Em D G
Soon I´ll be sixty years old
C
will I think the world is cold

or will I have a lot of children

D
who can warm me
Em D G C
Soon I´ll be sixty years old

[Chorus 8]
Em G
Once I was seven years old,
C
my momma told me,
D
go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
Em D G C
once I was seven years old

[Outro]
Em D G
once I was seven years old